Contact Lenses/Eye Wear News

PogoTec announced that it filed an Offering Statement on Form 1-A with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a Regulation A+ initial public offering.

CHICAGO – Patients who wore spectacles only reported positive experiences with frame selection while wearing temporary contact lenses, and many went on to schedule or receive a contact lens fit, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

CHICAGO – Previous multipurpose contact lens solution users who were switched to a hydrogen peroxide solution for 3 weeks reported increased comfort and satisfaction, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

CHICAGO – Subjects who comfortably wore monthly silicone hydrogel lenses reported improvements in a contact lens symptom questionnaire after 8 weeks of Xiidra treatment, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

CooperVision hosted a roundtable discussion at the American Academy of Optometry meeting featuring eight of the 10 honorees of its Best Practices initiative, in which attendees collaborated over trending topics in the industry.

CHICAGO – Subjects who typically wear reusable multifocal silicone hydrogels were more satisfied after 4 weeks of wearing a daily disposable multifocal hydrogel, according to a study presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Practitioners should consider using multifocal contact lens designs that slow the progression of myopia in children, according to researchers.

The combined use of silicone hydrogel contact lenses with autologous serum eye drops can treat postinfectious corneal persistent epithelial defects and prevent continuous corneal melting during acute disease, according to researchers.

CHICAGO – The Varilux X Series of progressive lenses is designed to provide simultaneous vision, according to Howard Purcell, OD, FAAO, here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

Bausch + Lomb has filed a Premarket Approval Application with the FDA for its Ultra contact lenses for up to 7 days of extended wear